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If Newark's city council gives its anticipated approval Wednesday to a police civilian review board, New Jersey's largest city will have greater powers than most around the country to investigate wrongdoing in a police department that already is under a federal monitoring agreement.

One of New Jersey's best-known basketball players was involved in a car crash that led to the death of a state trooper earlier this week, state police said.Dajuan Wagner was a Camden High School star who went on to play in the NBA before injuries derailed his career...

The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office has charged a Jersey City man in the murder of his 81-year-old neighbor.Jeffery T. Harley was arrested and charged with the murder of Lucila Cardenas Viejo Friday, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced in a statement Saturday...

New Jersey State Police are investigating after two fishermen discovered a body in the Mullica River earlier today.The body, which police have not identified, was found at 10:50 a.m. near Hog Island, an unincorporated section of Washington Township in Burlington County...

Two state senators want to rename the state's "Move Over Law" in memory of New Jersey state Police Trooper Sean Cullen, who was killed Monday while responding to a car fire on Route 295.Cullen, a graduate of Cinnaminson High School, died after he was hit by a car Mon…

A Paterson police officer has been charged with aggravated assault and possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes after firing a handgun and injuring two people in Paterson last week.Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes announced the charges against Dante Gordon, 25, of Paterson, in a news …

Newark police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who allegedly held a 59-year-old woman at gunpoint as he stole money from her.The robbery happened on Feb. 22 at 100 Chadwick Ave., an apartment building at the corner of Madison Avenue...

A one-car crash in Paterson on Friday is now being investigated as a homicide.The driver of the Jeep that crashed into a utility pole on Broadway Friday afternoon had been shot, according to the Paterson Press.Police were initially unsure of what caused the accident and were looking into the possibi…